Baghdad: The President of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), Judge Faiq Zidan, met with the new US Charg© d’Affaires to Iraq, Steven Fagin, to discuss the judiciary’s role in supporting the government’s efforts to implement a weapons control program.

According to Iraqi News Agency, the judiciary released a statement detailing that Judge Faiq Zidan welcomed Steven Fagin to discuss the judiciary’s involvement in assisting the government’s procedures for implementing the weapons control initiative. This initiative is part of a well-structured plan developed by a committee from the coordination framework, which is tasked with preparing and announcing the plan when finalized. The meeting underscored Iraq’s commitment to maintaining positive relations with the international community and emphasized adherence to the provisions of the constitution and the law.